to fight to the bitter end
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to have an idea; to have a clue
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
common front; united front
too much; excessively; too
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
because of; owing to; due to
battlefield; battleground
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said